Oak Bluffs hauls in, cites scalloper
Oak Bluffs police, State Police and Oak Bluffs emergency management personnel responded Tuesday to a report of a boater in distress and found a mildly disgruntled scalloper in choppy seas about 200 yards offshore in the area of Hart Haven.
Chilmark gathering ends with arrest
A memorial service at the Chilmark Community Center that combined a potluck dinner with musical performances ended with the arrest of a well known Chilmark fisherman who, police said, groped a 15-year-old girl and punched a teenage boy, at the event.
Kids’ choice: Destination parties
Creativity can be part of the fun when it comes to throwing a children's birthday bash.
Oak Bluffs rejects rooms tax, votes meals tax, resumes in May
Oak Bluffs voters rejected a two percent increase in the rooms tax for lodging establishments, approved a .
Eco-chic weddings: How to get a little greener
Choosing flowers is perhaps one of the simplest ways to make a wedding more environmentally friendly, especially with a large selection of nurseries and farmers on the Island.
West Tisbury wrangles over RFP
Emotions ran high and tempers flared at the West Tisbury selectmen's meeting last week.
West Tisbury voters spend easily
West Tisbury voters approved a $13,179,848 operating budget with little discussion and moved quickly through all 48 warrant articles, approving 28 unanimously.
Oak Bluffs rejects rooms tax, votes meals tax, cuts stipends
A total of 75 cents added to a $100 restaurant meal is all the appetite Oak Bluffs voters had for tax hikes, at special and annual town meetings Tuesday night.
MVC approves Rickard’s Bakery retail operation
The Martha's Vineyard Commission (MVC), following a public hearing on April 1, approved a proposal by Kathryn and Michael (Gates) Rickard to add a retail section to their bakery, Rickard's, on Cook Road in Tisbury.
Wheels and deals: town rolls ahead on skatepark hazards
Oak Bluffs officials expect to meet with officers of the Martha's Vineyard Skatepark Association today, in response to an insurance inspector's report recommending the skatepark be closed because of hazardous conditions.
MV Museum seeks war related photos
The Martha's Vineyard Museum in Edgartown is seeking photographs of Islanders who served in World War II for an expanded version of a current exhibition, "Those Who Serve – Martha's Vineyard and World War II.
No beer/wine, just dollars and sense in Tisbury
A fiscal year 2011 (FY11) operating budget of $20.
Few voters decided on $93 million in spending in ’09
Island voters may express concern over the rising costs associated with town government, but last year only a small percentage participated in the annual town meeting decision-making that affected operating budgets in the six Island towns.
Martha’s Vineyard Commission reviews Tisbury Marketplace
With a proposal for a new two-story building with retail and office space, a marine related business and an apartment, topped with a "green roof," Reid "Sam" Dunn hopes to build on the success of Tisbury Marketplace.
Technology provides a mainland bridge to MGH
Despite a gleaming new façade, in the physical sense, the new Martha's Vineyard Community Hospital remains an island outpost of medical care linked by ferry and, in an emergency, helicopter to the mainland.
Four vie for Oak Bluffs seat
On Thursday, April 15, Oak Bluffs voters go to the polls to elect town officers.